Chapter 697
Script Revealed
Chapter 697 Script Revealed (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Jinli did not react.
The makeup artist didn't care after complaining, since Jinli hadn't responded to her complaints anyway.
So she continued, "Actually, we people inside don't care whether he's an illegitimate child or not, or whether he's really related to that director by blood. As long as you have the ability to hold on, then you can take the position."
Other people may have the ability, but they lack connections. These days, connections are also a form of strength, right?
But Chen does have photographic skills; he's just too slow. It takes him ages to produce a decent photo.
This has resulted in significant delays in the company's filming schedule over the past month, and several celebrities have already expressed their frustration.
At this point, the makeup artist glanced at Jinli and whispered:
"I thought you would get angry, but you have such a good personality. You didn't get upset even though it took so long."
Jinli smiled again.
It's not that she has a good personality, but rather that she has more time than other celebrities, so she can afford to take time off.
If her schedule is also very full, then the filming progress of "The Years" these past few days is far from meeting her requirements.
During the conversation, another makeup artist came in; this was to help Jinli change clothes and do her hair.
The makeup artist immediately stopped making noise and focused on her work.
After waiting for more than two hours, Jinli's makeup and styling were finally finished, and Sui Lingfang also brought the latest news.
"I told them that I would only give them a two-day extension. If they can't finish filming within four days, then they'll have to wait for your weekend slots after school starts."
Although your school term starts in September, it's clear that Nianhua wants to make a splash in the October issue of the major magazine, so everything is expected to be completed as soon as possible.
They agreed to our request and will finish shooting the remaining clothes within four days.
After Fangjie finished relaying the editor-in-chief's instructions, she shrugged and offered her own perspective:
"Anyway, I've already delivered the message. What they do is their business. Even if they can't finish filming in 4 days, they'll just have to wait for the weekend slot when you start school."
I made it clear to them in advance that if we couldn't finish filming and it was delayed until a weekend in September, they shouldn't blame us for being unreasonable.
"It's so hard to get leave from your school. Unless they're willing to go to your home and ask the professors for leave on your behalf, I won't help them get leave for you."
Now that things have come to this, Sui Lingfang has come to terms with it.
What does it mean to be more anxious than the emperor?
Since youth isn't in a hurry, then they have even less reason to be in a hurry.
They may have forgotten that Jinli is a top-tier celebrity with a very busy schedule.
She can't spare the time all the time to cooperate with the filming of "Years of Youth".
Even though Jinli has fewer appearances compared to other artists, it doesn't mean that the production companies can monopolize her time.
The less a celebrity appears in public, the more valuable their appearances become.
Just as Jinli finished speaking, the staff came up to her and said that the venue was ready and filming was about to begin.
She was dressed in a magnificent Hanfu, the skirt flowing gracefully in layers across the ground.
It exudes elegance and poise.
Jinli did not comment on the news brought by Fangjie.
Whether Nianhua listened or not, she could tell from the other person's filming.
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Meanwhile, Jinli was busy filming the September cover of "The Years".
Yiyi Media also underwent an internal investigation.
The contact person learned about the original work from Sui Lingfang and personally inquired with the screenwriters. All three screenwriters in the company confirmed this with certainty:
"This is absolutely not a derivative work. We haven't even read the original work. Everything we made up was our own idea!"
The screenwriter's confident demeanor almost convinced the contact person!
Fortunately, just before he impulsively called back to Chenxi Entertainment to reassure them that the script was entirely original, he cautiously went to see the film adaptation of the novel that Sui Lingfang had mentioned, titled "The Invisible Guest."
Finally, my anxiety completely died.
He had read the screenwriter's script and knew the general plot.
Even though half a month has passed, he still knows the plot of the script very well.
He was particularly impressed by "The Invisible Guest," which he had just finished watching.
It was only after watching this movie that he understood why Chenxi Entertainment said their script was so similar to the film.
Although the plot is not exactly the same, it is obvious that someone else's framework was used and modified.
It's just a matter of changing the protagonist's identity and then changing the world view.
However, the ideas and core message conveyed by the script are the same as those conveyed by the film.
To call this level of overlap an original script is a real stretch.
The screenwriter must have seen this movie and was inspired to create this script.
Well, the problem is coming.
Even someone who isn't the screenwriter could sense the similarity, so how could the screenwriter not know?
Unless even the screenwriters can't understand their script...
But here's another problem.
That means the script wasn't created by their screenwriter at all!
Rather, the screenwriter bought it out through some channel!
Only in this way can they appreciate the brilliance of the script's plot design without knowing the original work, and be willing to pay for it.
Upon realizing this, the person in charge immediately became restless.
I never imagined that just a script would involve internal corruption and inaction within the company!
He said that it was no wonder that the scripts produced by this group of screenwriters were sometimes good and sometimes bad, and the quality of each script was uneven.
Sometimes, a good script can be delivered one quarter, but it will immediately fall apart the next, looking completely unbecoming of the screenwriter's level.
If all these scripts were purchased, rather than being written by screenwriters, then that makes sense.
The quality of the scripts they submit depends on the quality of the scripts they acquire during that period!
The contact person immediately relayed the speculation to the higher-ups, who were furious and launched an internal investigation.
Jinli and Sui Lingfang never expected that their questioning would lead Yiyi Media to uncover the company's ulcers!
During the period when Yiyi Media was conducting its self-investigation, Jinli continued to shoot the cover of Nianhua magazine.
This time, Nianhua kept her word.
They didn't replace photographer Chen, but instead added two more photographers, meaning there were three photographers photographing Jinli.
From this perspective, it seems that Jinli is under even more pressure.
Because each photographer has a different style, they also want the actors to present different feelings.
This means that every time Jinli changes into a new outfit, she has to try her best to meet the needs of each photographer, constantly changing her expressions and poses. But this is precisely what Jinli excels at.
Just like acting, the more demands the photographer makes, the easier it is for her to enter a realm where she feels right at home.
In addition, even with the addition of two photographers, her daily working hours will remain as stipulated in the contract and will not be extended.
So even though the number of photographers has increased, her daily shooting time remains the same.
This resulted in each photographer having very limited time to photograph the pear trees, as time was strictly regulated.
They'd film one photographer for ten minutes, then another for ten minutes, and then yet another for ten minutes...
Chen could no longer monopolize Jinli's shooting time, and with the addition of two more photographers, Nianhua's efficiency was also greatly improved.
If photographer Chen doesn't take a photo that satisfies him, that's okay; the other two photographers can take photos that capture his feelings.
With three photographers taking turns shooting, Jinli was able to change her makeup and styling twice in one day, which was quite rare.
With only one day left in the extension, Nianhua went all out, allowing Jinli to change into three different makeup and costume sets in one day!
However, the last makeup and styling took up more shooting time, so Jinli had to work overtime for two hours.
But it's okay, overtime pay will be paid annually.
By this time, we had caught the tail end of August and finally finished taking the photos for October.
Sui Lingfang came to pick up Jinli on the evening of the event and took her to her apartment to rest.
She sighed and said, "Sure enough, people need to be pushed to reveal their potential, and the same goes for companies."
If we don't push ourselves, who would have thought that procrastinating years could become incredibly efficient!
"If I had known they were this efficient, I shouldn't have let them drag it out for three days. I should have made the request from day one, so I could have had more time to work on other engagements."
Jinli is removing her makeup in the car.
After the shoot, she changed her clothes and hairstyle, but didn't remove her makeup there; she went back to remove it later.
After removing her makeup, she said, "After all, it's our first time working with Nianhua, and we don't know their style."
If there's an opportunity to collaborate again in the future, then we can make our requests.
Something occurred to her, and she asked, "By the way, has there been any news from Yiyi Media?"
Sui Lingfang shook her head: "No, after I talked to the contact person last time, his attitude was quite good. He said he would check it out first."
Then there was no news. I suspect that the script is most likely adapted from the movie you mentioned, and they are probably busy buying the rights and cleaning up the mess.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have kept quiet, especially since this is a script you valued, and they're treating it as a major project internally.
Jinli nodded: "Notify me as soon as you have any news."
She thought for a moment and said, "The script for Dawn 2 has been constantly being revised. There were some news about it in the first half of the year, but now there's been no word at all. I don't know if it's still being revised or if it's undergoing final adjustments."
Originally, I had reserved my winter break for "Dawn 2," but their script is still pending, so I'm afraid I won't be able to use my winter break schedule. I'd like to allocate my time to the TV series produced by Yiyi Media.
Sui Lingfang hesitated and said, "What if the script problem with Yiyi Media also remains unresolved?"
Jinli smiled and said, "Then let's wait and see. I'll be starting school in a few days, and there are still several months until winter break. Maybe I'll receive a script that I'm satisfied with during this time?"
At worst, I can just take a break from filming, wait for the script, and join the crew next summer.
Fang-jie, opportunity favors the prepared. I think there's no shortage of good scripts in the industry; they might just emerge in abundance at some point. What we need is patience.
Sui Lingfang thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"Well, there are advantages to not filming. Many brand events are waiting for you to participate in, and you also have to film new endorsements."
Several brands are urging me to make time for you to update their commercials.
But you've been busy, especially lately shooting magazine covers. Things have priorities, so I can only apologize to the other brands.
If you don't film any movies next year, those brands that are desperately waiting for customers will probably be ecstatic.
Besides that, there are many other collaborations, and there are just so many great products. The brands are all very sincere, offering their seasonal bestsellers to collaborate with you. I've been wanting to talk to you about the products...
Don't be fooled by the fact that Jinli doesn't participate in variety shows and basically just joins film crews to film dramas, making her seem very relaxed.
But top-tier celebrities can't afford to be idle, especially popular stars like Jin Li.
Even without variety shows and film crews, there are still various brand events, endorsement activities, and online and offline brand promotions.
If Jinli's previous films are to be promoted overseas, she will also be needed to oversee the process.
Not to mention other public welfare initiatives, cultural tourism promotion, and cooperation with local anti-fraud and intangible cultural heritage promotion efforts.
A popular celebrity can easily fill their schedule to the brim.
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Just one day before Jinli was about to start school, Sui Lingfang finally received a reply from Yiyi Media.
The contact person asked very carefully, "We have other very good scripts. Why don't you take a look at them again, pick a few more, and then we can compare them?"
Upon hearing this, Sui Lingfang raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
"Let's not beat around the bush, Mr. Yang. I'll get straight to the point: is there some internal problem?"
Mr. Yang instinctively denied it three times: "No, it's not true, it's impossible."
Sui Lingfang: "If there were no internal problems, you wouldn't have thought that 'The Invisible Secret' had no potential, you wouldn't have wanted to film it, and you wouldn't have made an excuse to let us look at other scripts."
General Manager Yang: ...
Sui Lingfang: "You might as well tell me directly what the hidden dangers are in this script that would make you not want to film it."
Since you handed it to us in the first place, it means you thought this script had potential and believed it would be a hit.
After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Yang sighed and said, "This script is not ours."
Sui Lingfang frowned. "What do you mean?"
Mr. Yang sighed again, "After an internal investigation, we found out that the script was not written by the company's screenwriters, but was bought out by a new screenwriter through some channel."
They have signed a contract, and the ownership of the script belongs to the company's screenwriters, so in a sense, it can be said to be the company's script.
Since the contract has already been signed, there shouldn't be any major problems. The problem lies with the script.
We didn't know it was an adaptation; we always thought it was an original script. The person who wrote the script never mentioned it.
We can't find this person now, and we have no reason to look for him. After all, once the buyout contract was signed, the money and goods were exchanged, and it's impossible to simply return the money.
Even though they knew that this person had breached the contract, they had initially agreed that the script must be an original one and not an adaptation.
However, script trading is already a gray area, and if you buy a script and find out you've been scammed, you can only swallow your losses.
Yiyi Media is a large company after all, and it needs to save face, so it won't really care about this much.
Moreover, these bought-out scripts are not expensive, so they can only fool newcomers.
After listening to him finish speaking, Sui Lingfang suddenly asked a question:
"Since your screenwriters have bought out the script, meaning they've taken all the commercial rights to it, the script now belongs to your screenwriters."
"You only need to find the original author and negotiate the adaptation rights to make this series. Why not get the adaptation rights?"
She paused deliberately, then asked with a hint of doubt, "Or is it that your screenwriters don't have the confidence to adapt this drama again?"